Using a random sample of 383 Muslims and Christians in Lebanon and Syria, we explored the degree of public support for two distinct kinds of asymmetric violence—“fundamentalist violence” and “resistance violence”—against the United States as a function of three explanatory narratives: a clash of cultures narrative, social identity/self-categorization theory, and a counterdominance perspective. ...

Findings from this study of Austrolion practising and non-practising Christians and Muslims support the proposition that both religious affiliation and the depth of that affiliation affect on individual's conflict resolution style (colloborator, compromiser, accommodator, controller, or ovoider), and that minority status and particular historical time and situation may also affect it. Practisin...

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Islamic banking is a growing phenomenon which came into existence to satisfy the nan-cial needs of devout Muslims who observe the prohibition of interest-based transactions. Many economists have studied the macroeconomic properties of this institution in the framework of an isolated and ideal Islamic economy. In this age of integrated global nancial markets, the instantaneous transformation of ...